Wellington: The Sequel

A clean DC 4058 pulls into Featherston station with the Wairarapa Connection

6 January 2012

After passing through the Rimutaka Tunnel and through a gorge, DC 4058 stops at Upper Hutt to set down and pick up passengers

6 January 2012

What appears to be the result of double track being converted to single track: wires without tracks at Upper Hutt

6 January 2012

ET 3160 leads a four car Ganz Mavag unit across the Hutt River at Silverstream

9 January 2012

Heading the other way to Wellington, another four car Ganz Mavag crosses the Hutt River

9 January 2012

Now trailing, ET 3160 heads back across the Hutt River to Wellington

9 January 2012

FT 4149 leads a four car Matangi consist across a dirty Hutt River near Pomare

9 January 2012

Running solo, FT 4414 crosses the Hutt River at Pomare on a non-revenue service

9 January 2012

A lone Ganz Mavag unit crosses a popular railfanning spot near Ava

9 January 2012

EM 1338 and ET 3338 cross the Ava Bridge on their way to Wellington

9 January 2012

EM 1118 passes walkers on the Ava Bridge on its way to Upper Hutt

9 January 2012

EM 1217 passes over fishermen at Paremata as the train crosses the entrance to the Porirua Harbour

9 January 2012

A shiny four car Matangi, consisting of FPs 4397 and 4178, passes over the Paremata Bridge as people continue fishing

9 January 2012

Sitting in a puddle of water after heavy rain the previous day, HK 778 trails a freight train waiting to depart Wellington

9 January 2012

ET 3085 and FP 4397 at Wellington station, with D 2149 in the background

10 January 2012